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Scraps and .facts. ? Schlatter, the "divine healer," who is now in Boston, announced upon arriving in that city that he proposed to be buried for 40 days at a depth of 100 feet, and that God would resurrect him at the end of the period named. The board of health, however, refused to issue a burial permit unless a certificate of death should be filed. Of course this action of the board was a great surprise to the "divine healer"? at any rate, he said it was?and so the credulous people who had counted upon witnessing the interment were disappointed. ? One of the hottest discussions ever heard in the Pittsburg, Pa., presbytery took place at the meeting of that body at Swissvale .last Tuesday, during which Rev. A. D. Carlile, pastor of the Tabernacle Presbyterian church, declared that lynching under certain conditions was justifiable, and declared that under certain circumstances, owing to the slow process of southern law, he would cheerfully pull the rope. Finally a mild substitute condemning mob law without specifying any particular section of the country was adopted. ? Under date of Weanesday, Admiral Dewey sent the following cablegram from Manila to the secretary of the navy at Washington : The following are the Ytfrktown prisoners at insurgent headquarters at San Isedro: Lieutenant Gilmore, Chief Quartermaster William Walton, Sailmakers' Mate Paul Yandoit; Coxswain John Ellsworth ; Apprentice Third Class Albert Peterson ; Landsman Sylvio Brisolese, Landsman Paul Edwards and Landsman Fred. Anderson. Provisions have been sent to them by Otis. Am continuing inquiries as to the fate of the other seven. ? The American soldiers in the Philippines are sometimes obliged to read letters from home under difficulties. "The boys were all anxious to read their letters," writes one of them, "but the Question was how to obtain a light. Our squad thought they bad solved the difficulty with some gum oil in a dish and a rag; but no sooner had we a good light burning than the bullets began singing around us at a great rate. The light was put out. I had plenty of matches, however, and I adopted another scheme. I covered my head with a poncho and scratched matches until the letter was read, although I almost suffocated in doing so." ? The president has assured several of his congressional visitors from the west of bis deep appreciation of the services rendered by the volunteers, especially those who have remained with their regiments siuce the proclamation of peace. He has said to these senators and representatives that it is his earnest desire to reward in some fitting way the courage and en- J durance of the volunteers, who had the right to be discharged upon demand ; but who have continued in the service, and materially assisted in bringing the Philippine war to a close. It is more than likely that a separate medal will be cast for these volunteers, which will differ from the medals of honor, and yet be a memento of the Philippine campaign and a recognition of the government's gratitude to those who have upheld the flag and supported the government. ? Secretary Hay was formally notified last Tuesday of the release from the Spanish garrison at Ponape in the Caroline Islands, of a naturalized American citizen named Melinder, held as a prisoner of war since last summer. Mr. Melinder is a merchant trading in the Carolines, and represents a San Francisco company there. He avowed his American citizenship soon after the * J 4.1... war Degaa ana expresseu syiupaniy for the American government. He was arrested and held as a prisoner of war. News travels slowly from the Carolines, and it was Bometime before the San Francisco firm beard of the imprisonment of its agent. It notified the state department, and this government requested the British government to use its good offices to secure Melinder's release. The British ambassador to Spain presented the case to the Spanish government, which a short time ago sent instructions to the Carolines directing the release of the American. ? Quite a muss has been raised throughout the country on account of some pamphlets that Edward Atkinson, of Boston, vice-president of the Anti-imperialistic league, recently sent to the Philippines, or started in that direction. The titles of the pamphlets are: "Criminal Aggression, by Whom ?" "The Cost of a National Crime," and the "Hell of War and its Penalties." The object of the pamphlet was to persuade the volunteer soldiers in the Philippines that it is no longer their duty to fight, and they have the right to demand their immediate discharge. The postmaster-general, on Tuesday, ordered the seizure of the pamphlets at San Francisco, and during the day the cabinet considered at length the question as to whether or not it would be proper to prosecute Mr. Atkinson for inciting rebellion. The conclusion reached was to the effect that the proposition was loaded at both ends, although, of course the cabinet did not so express itself. In an interview, Mr. Atkinson says he did not put in his pamphlet aDy argument except such as had adready been advanced eitner on. tne noor 01 me bouse or senate. The circulation of the pamphlet is not prohibited in the United States. The anti-imperialistic papers are hooting at the idea that Mr. Atkinson has done anything that he has not a right to do, and are calling close attention to the high banded action of the administration in seizing Mr. Akinson's literature. ? Secretary Hester's New Orleans Cotton Exchange statement issued last Tuesday covers the monthly movement to the close of April. The total for April was 416,660 agaiust 354,902 last year, and 232,735 year before last. The amount brought into sight for the eight months from September 1, to close of April, shows a decrease of 172,000 under last year. The movement from the 1st of September to the close of April shows receipts 7,983,207, against 8,328,981 last year; overland movement by railroads across the Mis sissippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers, 1,197,318, against 1,140,267 last year; southern mill takings, exclusive of quantity consumed at southern outports, 967,353, against 933,500 last year; interior stocks in excess of those held at the commencement of the season, 314,781, against 230,303 last year. The total amount of the crop brought into sight during the eight mouths ending at the close of Aprii, 10,462,659, against 10,635,111 last year ; foreign exports for the first eight months of the season have been 6,479,230 bales, showing a decrease under last season of 208,985. The loss in foreign exports during April, compared with April last year, has been 130,801. Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 leading southern interior markets at the close of April, were 1,210,261, against 969,204 the same date last year. Including ports and interior towns leit over irom me previous season, and the number of bales of tbe current crop brought into sight during tbe eight months, tbe supply to date h*as been 10,730,233, against 10,751,665 last year. Up to this date last year, 94 96-100 per cent, of the cotton crop had been marketed, and for tbe same eight months in 1897, tbe percentage of the crop brought into sight wes 94 16-100, and for tbe same time iu 1895, the percentage marketed was 96 33-100. She UorfevilU (Bnqutw. YORKVILLE, S. C.: SATURDAY, MAY 6,1899. ? The Charlotte Observer takes occasion to remark that there is no smallpox in the city; that the only cases that have been there are in a pest house on the outskirts, aud that there is no alarm on the subject. ? It is reported in the papers that the Democrats in congress have about perfected an arrangement whereby the six census districts of this state are to be equally divided between Democratic DA??Klinnn manonrorQ Tl 17 t.VlA aiJU XiOpilUllVOU uiauogvioi ??*v arrangement, the Fifth district which includes York county, is to be in charge of a Republican manager. ? A New York newspaper, a few days ago, reproduced a fac simile of one of the $5,000,000 warrants issued by the government to pay the Spanish indemnity, and the government promptly seized almost the .entire edition of the paper. It is against the law to imitate any kind of a government obligation, however poor may be the imitation. ? The action of the government in seizing Edward Atkinson's Philippine pamphlets; but at the same time indicating that no effort would be made to prevent the circulation of such literature in this country, illustrates another development of the imperialistic idea. It means one kind of government for one part of the country and another kind of government for another part. This idea now applies only to foreign possessions; but when foreign possessions become domestic possessions, then the precedent may be extended at will. ? Joseph Pulitzer, editor of the New York World, is in London, and a few days ago he had himself interviewed with regard to American politics. Mr. Pulitzer expressed the opinion that Bryan would be the next Democratic nominee; but said that unless the free silver issue is relegated to the background, Mr. Bryan could not be elected. If we remember aright, Mr. Pulitzer left the Democratic party during the last presidential campaign, and also Mr. Bryan not long ago conceded to all individuals in the party the right to retire if the platform was unsatisfactory. ADVERTISING. Unless the individual who wants something makes that want known, he cannot very well expect other people to know of it. And unless other people know of his want, there is very little probability of having his want supplied. We have a want, and the purpose of this article is to make that want known. In other words, we are putting into practice the proposition just outlined above. Our want?our especial want?just now, is to bring into more general everyday use, the advertising columns of The Yorkville Enquirer. This want, it is unnecessary to say, is prompted by a desire to benefit this paper, or more strictly speaking, the owners of it; but unless we can show the proposition is one of mutual benefit, we do not care to have anybody pay any attention whatever to what we are saying. An individual farmer, for instance, has pigs for sale. In his immediate neighborhood, maybe, other people have pigs also. Pigs in that section, therefore, are not in much demand and quite cheap. In some other neighborhood, however, pigs may not be so plentiful; but in more demand. Such a situation is not difficult to imagine. It not infrequently happens that while one man may own more pigs than he knows what to do with, and another would be almost willing to pay two prices for pigs, they may go 011 indefinitely without the one finding out that the other wants to sell or buy. If it is not pigs then, it is something else probably. Anyhow, The Enquirer is taken and read in both neighborhoods, and if the man who owns the pigs would just make the fact known through an advertisement, in a remarkably short time he would find the man who wants to buy them. We knew a man not long ago who had a lot of cattle that he wanted to sell. It is no trouble to sell cattle, of course. Cattle have a regular market value, and buyers are always on the lookout for anything that is for sale. This man, however, like anybody who knows how to take care of himself without the help of a guardian, wanted to be sure of getting for bis cattle all that they were worth. For the satis faction of being sure, be was willing to pay the trifling expense of an advertisement, and be found that the experiment paid. In the last issue of The Enquirer a man makes known the fact that he wants a second-band engine. If he had known exactly where to go for what he wanted, the matter could have been attended to without difficulty. If he should attempt to hunt up a second-hand engine of the kind desired that is for sale, he might succeed and he might fail. Either way he would put himself to considerable trouble and lose more or less time. Being a man of affairs and business sense, however, he at once makes known his want in such a way as to find every man in the county who is capable of supplying it. At the time this is being written, no reply to the advertisement has been received at this office; but there are "second hand ten or twelve horse power mounted engines" in this section, and some of them are probably for sale. The owners of 3uch engines who desire to sell will address "B" care of The Enquirer, and one of them will very probably make a sale, in which event the advertisement referred to will prove beneficial to both parties. But we have said enough on the subject for the present. We would like to have our country readers especially to think of the matter. This thing of one's making knowu his wants to the public with a view to finding the man who can supply those wants to mutual advantage, is not a luxury to be enjoyed alone by merchants, etc. There are numerous occasions on which farmers and others living in the country, may resort to such an expedient with great advantage to themselves, and there are also numerous occasions when failure to resort to judicious, well-timed advertisements, cost many times the outlay ' that such advertisements would call for. RESOURCES OF SOUTH CAROLINA. Impressions That Were Made on the Secretary of Agriculture. Upon his return to Washington, last Wednesday, after his recent visit, Secretary Wilson gave out to the Associated Press an interview in which he said that South Carolina is making rapid progress in all directions. The farmers are learning bow to take better care of their soil, how to fertilize and cultivate it with more profit. The diversification of crops has not extended so far as it should or so far as it very soon will; but the people are gradually working to that end. The state manufactures about onethird of the cotton produced, and the most striking development of South Carolina is perhaps found in that direction. Home enterprise, and to a great extent, home capital, has been utilizing the great rivers of the state in the manufacture of cotton through electric appliances. Wires extend from the rivers as far as 14 miles, up to the tops of the bills, where healthy conditions are found and great factories, costing as much as a million dollars, are located. This work is going ou and will continue to progress until the state manufactures all the raw cotton produced witnm its limits, j^ignteeu years ago, when the attention of the South Carolina people was drawn to the manufacture of cotton, $380,000 was paid to labor. Now the state is paying $6,000,000 annually, which is about two-fifths of all the manufacturing of the southern states along cotton lines. The secretary said that with little exception white labor is being used in the mills. In the city of Charleston the experiment of colored labor is being tried, and it is hoped the plan will succeed. It is still an open question, however, and is being watched with great interest. He said that other cotton manufacturers will have to take note of the progress being made along this line in the south. They are getting the very newest machinery ; their hands work probably somewhat longer hours, and perhaps for a little lower wages. The southern people seem to be entirely satisfied with home labor, and evince no desire for immigration. The farmers throughout the state are getting better markets for their products, receiving a large per cent, of the $6,000,000 paid to the mill hands. This encourages the keeping of dairy cows, the feeding of hogs and the raising of chickens to supply the demand of the factory people in villages. Mr. Wilson said the tobacco industry has been taken hold of and is * mi t ^ i making good progress, me peupie are studying tbis plant and its products, in order to ascertain how they can produce it more profitably. The individual farmers are giving attention to the production of fine horses, such as briug big prices, not only at home, but in foreign countries ?gaited horses, hunting horses, fine carriage horses. The southern people have a taste along this line and will certainly succeed. There are not enough dairy cows in the state, of course ; but encouraging progress is being made in that direction also, the secretary said. They have some as fine dairy cows as are to be found anywhere. They make as tine butter as is to be found iu the north. "They keep sheep in the south, but not enough," said ho. "They have not ] quite reulized that it is peculiarly their privilege to furnish early spring lambs for the northern markets, where they j, sell at a very high price. "The conditions in the south are entirely favorable to the production of 7 the bacon hog. The people in the great corn belt of the Mississippi valley want a market for their corn and feed tbe hog as long as he will make 7 any gain. The producer of the bacon hog, however, disposes, of tbe animal sooner, at a younger age. "As soon as the southern people give attention to the dairy industry there will be a great increase in its ^ products." The secretary made a Doint of im pressing upon the people of the state the wisdom of increasing their pastures, and of setting their wood lots to work to produce gras3 for the colt and the dairy cow, the mutton sheep ^ and the hog. Great progress has been made, he said, at the agricultural college. They are doing work there that is probably not beiug done anywhere else. The department of agriculture, for the last two years, has been conduct- j ing nation-wide experiments to ascertain whether the people of the United States can produce their own sugar from their own sugar beets. The mat- 1 ter has gone so far that the secretary f has no doubt whatever of the success of the industry. About a score of mills j were running last fall, another score l is being built, and in time complete success will come and the $100,000,000 now paid out for sugar will be saved E and kept at home. 8 The secretary is* also sure now that t the people of the latitude of South ( Carolina can produce all the tea need- ^ ed by the American people, just as he , was sure, two years ago, that the sugar needed for home consumption 1 could be produced from the sugar beet, ( independent of all other sources. 1; ? t CUBA'S FIRST PRESIDENT. He May Be a Son of the Famous Patriot s Cespedes. / t A Havana dispatch of Monday, dealing with matters in Cuba, coutains, among other things, the following : The future of Cuba will probably be ' largely influenced by a woman, and ^ one who holds a salon, which is visited by the best known men, not only of ' Havana, but of the entire island. Gen- ( eral Maximo Gomez is a constant visi- 1 tor aud a welcome guest of this lady, ' and dines with her from threo to five times a week. Madame Cespedes, the lady in question, is the widow of the 1 first president of Cuba in the Ten c Years' war. She is a brilliant and c witty woman who has lived many * years in Paris. It is considered in Ha- ' vana to be a great honor to be on ' Madame Cespedes's list. Decisions reached at Madame Cespedes's salon ' are far more effective than any decrees 1 passed by the recently defunct Cuban < assembly. It is believed by persons who are iu J a position to know that a full uuderstanding has been reached by Madame | Cespedes and General Gomez regarding 1 Cuba's future and the first real president of the proposed republic, for all ( former presidents have had office with- 1 out power. At one time General Gomez was seriously considered for ' the presidency; but after the action 1 of the assembly in assailing his course * it was considered that his candidacy ^ would probably meet with strong op- 1 position. The result of the cousulta- ' tion at Madame Cespedes's salon is, ( it, is asserted, that the first president J of Cuba shall be Carlos Cespedes, son 1 of the war president. The party of General Gomez believed that it is none too early to begin a movement in behalf of Carlos Cespe- < des, as they expect that American oc- 1 cupation will end before next summer, ( probably by April, 1900. j Carlos Cespedes was a colonel during the war with Spain, on the staff of General Garcia, and possesses a good 1 record as a soldier. He is well educated and speaks the English, French i and Spanish languages with equal ) fluency. He is about 40 years of age t and unmarried. E Lawyers Charged With Fraud. The Spartanburg correspondent of f the Columbia State sends the followiug 1 under date of May 3: "It has been ? currently reported here for some time ^ that there were irregularities going on 1 in the commissioner's office of W. Smith Tbomason, and that the United ' States government was conducting an 1 investigation. For prudential reasons, ' at the request of the government's } agents, nothing has been said about t the matter in print. There was cer- J tain evidence the government desired < which would probably not have been c obtained after a public exposition. t Judge Thomason, his former law part- g ner, C. P. Sims, and a United States ^ revenue officer by the name of Alex. ( Robison, are all involved. The matter j came to a focus vesterdav when Judge ^ Brawley, in the United States courts at Greenville, ordered a rule to issue against C. P. Sims to show cause why he should not be debarred from practice in that court. It is understood that all three parties will be indicted * in a common charge for conspiracy to 8 defraud the government. It seems 1 that they would get up bogus cases t against imaginary people, and most ^ damaging testimony would be given, Sims acting as defendant's attorney and Kobison prosecuting. By some ' means the bogus accounts for fees, etc., t were suspected and an investigation c followed. Sims came bere from Union e about 15 months ago and formed a part- t nership with \V. S. Thomason for the j practice of law. For a time they seemed to prosper; but it has been known for some time that something e was wrong. Thomason was at one b time the most influential man in this t county, and held the office of probate t judge for eight years. He is well con- ^ uected, having married a sister of . Prof. N. F. Wulker, of Cedar Springs. !' The government ufficials say they have 1 a strong case and that before it is over v onironv niwp I VilU lilUiv/un vm 4/ui i vv V WUU|?IIUVJ vmwv | j will be ai small uffair in comparison." v The accused have issued a statement in which they claim that the charge is an outcome of malice and that upon a hearing they will vindicate them- 1 selves fully. h LOCAL AFFAIRS. INDEX frO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Irs. T. M. Dobson?Tells you about the rush she is having in the millinery line and of the frequent arrivals of new hats and millinery. '. G. Culp, County Supervisor?On May 17, will let out a contract for repairing the bridge over Bullock's creek, at the Sarratt, or Good Mill, in Bullock's Creek township. 'he Ganson Dry Goods Company?Tell you of low prices on a number of lines and things, and tell Confederate veterans who wish to attend the Charleston reunion, that they have strained a point and cut prices on men's furnishing goods for the especial benefit of the veterans. 1. B. B. Company, of Atlanta, Ga.?Tell you about B. B. B. as being the proper _? J -1 ? r 1 Ai?_ LUtiUlClUt) iui WMiuia aim aiuuiw uioeases. V. W. Lewis, Plaintiffs Attorney?Publishes a summons to absent defendants in the case of T. M. Whisonant and D. T. Deal, against J. M. Dover and others. Irs. E. W. Hunter, President?Gives notice of the postponement of memorial day exercises from the 10th of May to the 16tb. WITHIN THE TOWN. Good cotton is worth 6 cents. Mr. M. C. Willis has commenced aying down the lumber for his pro>osed buggy factory. The jail is pretty nearly empty at his time. The sheriff has only four irisoners. The South Carolina and Georgia Extension northbound passenger train las been arriving late during the past ew days. The northbound train has tot been Etching Yorkville until ibout 6 o'clock p. m. The reason of he delay is the fact that the. South Carolina and Georgia train, which has leretofore been doing half the service, las been withdrawn, and one train has o make the round trip. No notice of a :hange of schedule has yet been given ; >ut that will probably be done soon. In he meantime, our old friends of the 'Extension," being on their own rciources, will continue to do the best hey can. ABOUT PEOPLE. Dr. and Mrs. M. W. White have noved to the residence of Mr. W. W. Joyce. Mr. J. H. Riddle hopes to be home rom Baltimore in about two weeks, if iot entirely restored to health, in nuch better condition than when he eft Yorkville. Rev. W. G. Neville will leave today or Columbia, where, on Sunday night, le will deliver the missionary address in the occasiou of the closing exer:ises of the Theological seminary. On ,he following Thursday morning he vill deliver an address to the graduiting class of the seminary. Dr. R. A. Bratton, of Yorkville has leen appointed by the governor to be i member of the state hoard of medijal examiners for the Fifth Jongressonal district, to fill out the unexpired erm of Dr. W. F. Strait, deceased. The appointment was made in accordince with the desire of the State Medcal society. The Spartanburg Herald, of Sunlay, announces the marriage, on Satlrday, of Mr. W. R. Bradford, of Washington, D. C., and Miss Belle 3turgis, of Mayfield, Kentucky. The 3ride is a granddaughter of Mr. T. G. 3ulp, of Fort Mill, and the groom is Mr. Culp's grand-nephew. The mar iage took place in Spartanburg, where he bride was visiting frieffds, and was juite a surprise to relatives in Fort Mill. Everything, however, is perfectly agreeable. BACK FROM THE WAR. Mr. F. A. Gossman, who volunteerid his services to the United States or the war with Spain soon after the lutbreak of hostilities, returned home ast Wednesday, having been musterid out of the service at Macon, Ga., on ,be day before. Mr. Gossman was a member of the egiment that has been so widely cnown in this country as "Ray's Imnunes," (Third Volunteers) and he taw a great deal or nara service, hough no actual fighting. Our read;rs, as they no doubt remember, are ilso indebted to him for some unusuilly interesting letters written from Santiago, Guantanamo and other towns n the vicinity. The regiment is noted for its good >ehavior, not only in Cuba, but also n camp in this country, and especialy on beiDg mustered out of the service. Almost every regiment that has >eea mustered out in the south has jiven more or less trouble on account >f drunkenness and riot. In the case >f the immunes, however, according o all the newspaper accounts, the ituation was different. The men revived their pay, took leave of each ither and went quietly to their respectve homes as decent men should have lone under the circumstances. THE JUG TRAFFIC. The dispensary constables did not nake another attempt at the jug trafic between the North Carolina line md the various York county towns ast week ; but the understanding is hat they are not yet ready t? surrenler the road to tigers. The tiger business continues at a ively rate, and it is likely that it will ie broken up only with the greatest lifficulty. It can be broken up, howiver. All the constables have to do is 0 continue the exercise of such vigiance as was recently described. Speaking of the matter to the reportr a few days ago, one of the constailes said that be had been informed of breats that had been made by some of he tigers if the constables should atempt to take liquor from them. There 3 no occasion for surprise at such hreats, and it is not likely that they vill amount to anything; but they night. If any bloodshed should deelop, the public will know pretty rell what had been the occasion of it. Although technically the tigers have he law on their side, in that the state 1 required to prove that suspicious liquor is not for personal use, the public generally understands the purpose for which this liquor is being transported. Several people interested in liquor coming by the jug route have consulted local attorneys with regard to their "rights." There does not seem to be much disposition among the lawyers, however, to iuterfere, and without the interference of the lawyers the tigers will not stand much of a show. RESULT OF THE CONTEST. The contest io which the subscribers to The Enquirer were requested to choose a Confederate veteran in each township, to be complimented ny inis paper with a round trip ticket to the Charleston re-union, came to a close last Thursday night at 9 o'clock, with the result as follows: Bethel, John S. Meek. Broad River, J. Meek Whitesides. Bethesda, W. Green Parker. Bullock's Creek, J. P. Duncan. Catawba John Shillinglaw. Ebenezer, I. J. Edwards. Fort Mill, Robert B. Burns. King's Mountain, J. A. Bell. York, L. B. Sherrer. The interest of The Enquirer's subscribers in the contest is attested by the fact that altogether they sent in or gave to the veterans or their friends, a total of 7,014 coupons; but a more gratifying development has been the arousing throughout the whole county of that kindly feeliug that is so strong in every breast for the men who so nobly stood by the principles of their country in time of danger. The extent to which this feeling has been aroused is too well understood to call for any further reference. In connection with this special contest, it is only fair to say that while the old soldiers who have been chosen are as good as the best, they are no better than others who were not chosen, or many who did not figure in this contest at all. They owe their choice above their comrades either to their own energy or the euergy of their many friends. We have taken pains to see that the selection has not been a question of the longest purse, and to that end have carefully dis couraged the purchase of papers for the sake of the coupons. So far as we are aware, only five especially purchased coupous figured in the whole contest so in this respect, no matter how able or willing may have been his friends, oue veteran has had no advantage over another. We think we have succeeded in securing to all a free ballot and a fair couut. The result of the contest in detail is as follows : bethel. A. A. Barnett, 7 John S. Meek 532 J. J. Stewart, 228 broad river. John H. Jones 341 John Mc. Gilfillen, 3 J. Meek Whitesides, 409 bethesda. W. Green Parker, 263 L. H. Dunlap 104 Philander E. Moore, 53 Sam Poag, 213 bullock's creek. M. F. S. McCollougb, 277 J. P. Duncan, 346 O. J. Gwinn, S3 J. S. R. Alexander, 3 catawba. J. C. Sparks, . 122 John Shillinglaw, 179 R. D. Owens, 103 ebenezer. W. S. Garrison 133 J. J. Edwards, 279 T. J. Roach, 33 Sam Dunlap, 4 fort mill. Robt. B. Burns, 130 John H. Osburn 43 W. C. Perry 23 kino's mountain. W. E. (Bud) Jackson, 49 D. B. McCarter, 56 Frank Robinson, 352 J. A. Bell 391 Perry Manning, 277 york. Herod Neel, 832 Simpson W. Robinson, 56 L. B. Sherrer 887 Thomas D. Harris 215 Jos. W. Templeton 4 We understand that, with probably a ? - -? ? ??ii?? ?r fvka tfnto. DV6 Or SIX ClUcptiuiiOj an ui vuo iwbvrans in the above list who failed to secure tickets offered by The Enquirer are to be complimented either by their neighbors or some one of the gentlemen who have subscribed to the lists gotten up by the Rock Hill Herald and Mr. W. R. Carroll. Among those of whom we have definite information as having been so complimented are Messrs. A. A. Barnett, J. J. Stewart, John H. Jones, 0. J. Gwin, R. D. Owens, W. E. Jackson, Frank Robinson, Perry Manning, Herod Neal, Jos. W. Templeton. All the other soldiers in the list may have also been chosen, or there may be among tbem some who do not care to go. Subscribers to the complimentary tickets lists might make inquiry. The veterans who are entitled to the transportation to be furnished by The Enquirer will please notify us at once as to what stations tbey desire to start from, and which way they preiei to go, and we will see to it that tickets are placed in their bands on or before next Tuesday, the day fixed for general departure. LIABILITY TO POLL TAX. According to an opinion just delivered by Attorney General Bellinger, a citizen of a foreign country who has not been naturalized, cannot be made to pay poll tax, no matter bow long he mav have been a resident of this state. The opinion is the result of a question raised in York county and is addressed to the comptroller general as follows : Dear Sir: I have just received yours enclosing letter from W. W. Boyce, county auditor of York county. In his letter he says : "There is an execution in the hands of the sheriff against H. A. Brown, an Englishman, who comes to me and makes this I statement, that he is not liable to poll for the following reasons: .That he has not taken out naturalization papers ; that he has never voted, and he has not sent to the public schools. He has been in Amer- , ica 13 years. Will you instruct me on this subject." In reply I give as my opinion the following: That while, as stated Id the Americau aud Euglish Encyclopedia of of luw, volume 25, page 101, "residence, not citizenship, fixes the liability for poll tax," yet the general rule is recoguized that the legislature, subject to constitutioual limitations, has the right to prescribe the qualifications of a poll tax payer. The constitution of this state (1895, article xi, section 6) says, "there shall be. assessed on all taxable polls in the state between the ages of 21 and 60 years (excepting Confederate veterans above the age of 50 years) an annua) tax of $1.00 on each poll, the proceeds of which shall be expended for school purposes in the several school districts in which they are collected." The question naturally suggests itself, "what is a taxable poll ?" A resort to lexicons for a definition in this case cannot avail us, for we expect to fiud in substance that a taxable poll, is a poll liable to tax. An investigation of the statutes since 1883 to the present time discovers as a definition of a taxable poll, "every male citizen between the ages of 21 and 60 years except those incapable of earning a support from being maimed or from other cause, and except those who are now exempt by law, shall be deemed taxable polls." Tbe act of 1882 adopts tbe definition above quoted while the general statutes "adopted by the general assembly of 1881-82," defiues a taxable poll as "every male between the ages of 21 aud f>0 years," etc. Excepting along this last definition, a laxuble poll, since tbe constitution of 1868 down to the present, in this state has beeu and is necessarily a citizen. Therefore, unless one is a citizen of this state, and of course necessarily a citizen of tbe United States, be is not liable to poll tax. Citizens are either native born or naturalized, and anyone who was born in a foreign country aud has not been naturalized as an American citizen cannot be compelled to pay poll tax, bowever long be may have resided in this state. I, therefore, conclude that tbe Englishman who still claims allegiance to the kingdom of Great Britain is not liable to poll tax. _ WHAT DOES IT MEAN? The county board of commissioners entered into a transaction last Wednesday that is calculated to excite a great deal of interest in this section; but as iust what it mav amount to cannot be " * I told with certainty. It is in the nature of a railroad deal of considerable proportions, and as is well-known in matters of this kind the parties interested have a way of keeping their business pretty closely to themselves. The county bourd of commissioners, of course, are perfectly willing to tell all they know ; but in this case they only know about their side of the transaction. The transaction of Wednesday is the result of negotiations that have beeu pending for several weeks, looking to the securing of an option on the . purchase of the 1,000 shares that York county owns in the Carolina and North-We8tern Railroad company, formerly known as the Chester and Lenoir. Mr. W. R. Carroll, of York-, ville, is the other party to the negotiations. Sometime back be asked for a 90-day option on this stock at $16 a share. There was nothing definite about the proposition, or any offer of earnest money ; but the thing involved such important possible consequences, that the board felt disposed to go slow and .postponed a final decision until Wednesday, when, after further negotiations, it entered into the following agreement: The county of York, by its county supervisor, duly authorized thereunto by the county board of commissioners of said county, hereby agrees and contracts to sell to W. R. Carroll, or assigns, at bis office, at any time within three months from date, one thousand (1,000) shares of the stock of the Carolina and Northwestern Railway company (or certificate right to the same), now owned and held by said county, at and for the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25) per share; provided, nevertheless, that during the time above specified, the said county of York should desire to accept any bona fide cash offer, in writing, from other parties wishing to purchase said stock; then in the event the said W. R. Carroll is unable to meet said offer with a similar bona fide cash offer and to comply with the terms thereof within fifteen (15) days from the time of such offer from said "other parties" is brought to bis attention, this contract shall be null and void. No member of tbe board of commissioners to wbom the reporter talked, has any information as to just how much importance is to be attached to tbe above offer. They know, however, that as matters now stand, that although York county has stock in tbe Carolina and North-Western railroad that originally cost $100,000, this stock is not now supposed to be worth anything at all. At least, no dividend is hninff received. If by any possibility Mr. Carroll should comply with the terms specified io the option, then the county would be better off than it is uow to the extent of $25,000. The option, of course, does not carry with it the right to vote this stock at the annual meeting of the stockholders of the road, which takes place within the three months covered by the agreement, so there is no danger on that score. The arrangement whereby a better offer will make Mr. Carroll come to terms, or drop the trade, seems to fully protect the county, and so the commissioners have everything safe. The reporter saw Mr. Carroll Wednesday afternoon and asked him some questions intended to develop further information as to his object in secur